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He's not in uniform at all there. That picture probably wasn't taken during an official workout.

Every workout is a official workout once you report to spring training, esp when your at the Jays facility. It would be different if he was wearing a jays warm up jacket and maybe was wearing a eagles hat, or if he was wearing his duke hate because it was March madness already. Iím not saying that he is going to run town, but it does say something about the guy

Every workout is a official workout once you report to spring training, esp when your at the Jays facility. It would be different if he was wearing a jays warm up jacket and maybe was wearing a eagles hat, or if he was wearing his duke hate because it was March madness already. I’m not saying that he is going to run town, but it does say something about the guy

i suspect the jays would rather a young promising guy like ramirez or mayza get big league reps than liriano.

I dunno, is there such a thing as "young and promising" when we speak about relievers? If we're talking about guys who have already been relegated to the pen from the minors, unless they are at Osuna level, I'm assuming they are all pretty much replaceable cogs in the eyes of the organization. Unless you're coming from the angle that not one penny above the minimum should be spent on pen arms.

I dunno, is there such a thing as "young and promising" when we speak about relievers? If we're talking about guys who have already been relegated to the pen from the minors, unless they are at Osuna level, I'm assuming they are all pretty much replaceable cogs in the eyes of the organization. Unless you're coming from the angle that not one penny above the minimum should be spent on pen arms.

i believe the FO moves indicate a plan to build the team to contend ~2020. And use the next few seasons to give in-house options the opportunity to get MLB experience and show what they are capable of. Ramirez for example with additional MLB experience may prove himself a solid MLB BP piece, that 2017 was no fluke - that he is someone to be relied on when Bo and Vlad join the show. A guy like Liriano reduces the opportunities available for these guys.

i believe the FO moves indicate a plan to build the team to contend ~2020. And use the next few seasons to give in-house options the opportunity to get MLB experience and show what they are capable of. Ramirez for example with additional MLB experience may prove himself a solid MLB BP piece, that 2017 was no fluke - that he is someone to be relied on when Bo and Vlad join the show. A guy like Liriano reduces the opportunities available for these guys.

A rebuttal to that could be that if the Jays have excess payroll available, they might as well spend it on someone like Liriano to hopefully build up his value. And if the team is out of it in July, trade him and try to extract some reasonable prospects in exchange for eating his salary like they have done twice already.

A rebuttal to that could be that if the Jays have excess payroll available, they might as well spend it on someone like Liriano to hopefully build up his value. And if the team is out of it in July, trade him and try to extract some reasonable prospects in exchange for eating his salary like they have done twice already.

If Guerrieri is going to be used primarily as a reliever instead of a starter, then I think he makes the team assuming his arm is still attached to his body. I think the Jays add a starter and put Biagini in the Bisons rotation to start the year.